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Police warned against excessive force to arrest Zuma

As tensions continued to rise outside Nkandla with former president Jacob Zuma's supporters vowing not to allow his arrest, Sowetan spoke to criminal law experts about possible scenarios.

As tensions continued to rise outside Nkandla with former president Jacob Zuma's supporters vowing not to allow his arrest, Sowetan spoke to criminal law experts about possible scenarios.

While it remained unclear if Zuma would submit himself to the police to serve the 15-month prison sentence imposed on him by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday for contempt, his backers vowed to block the police from arresting him if he does not voluntarily go to jail...

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